Convalidation with no witness present
"The vicar general officiated at a convalidation with only three people present: himself and the man and woman who exchanged consent. There were no witnesses. When the vicar general was questioned about this, he said that he had dispensed from the requirement of the witnesses and that, in any c...
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2009
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Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2009, Pages: 107-108 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Marriage law
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1108 B Gültigmachung |
| Summary: | "The vicar general officiated at a convalidation with only three people present: himself and the man and woman who exchanged consent. There were no witnesses. When the vicar general was questioned about this, he said that he had dispensed from the requirement of the witnesses and that, in any case, Ecclesia supplet. Is it possible for the bishop or his vicar general to dispense from the two witnesses required for canonical form, and is this a valid marriage?" |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
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